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Second Solution / Prisoner of Society by The Living End
Second Solution / Prisoner of Society is an EP by The Living End, released in 1997. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 26 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Prisoner of Society”, on 25 lists with a best position of #15.
Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, the third EP from Melbourne's the Living End, came out in 1997 and blew the trio wide open. Chris Cheney sang and played guitar, Scott Owen played double bass and Travis Demsey drove the drums: a punk band with a rockabilly swagger and choruses made for shouting along.
"Prisoner of Society" does the heavy lifting, a sprint of a song that made the Australian rock scene sit up and take notice. The EP went to number four on the ARIA singles chart, hung around the ARIA Top 100 for a record 69 weeks and ended up the best-selling Australian single of the '90s, winning the ARIA for Highest Selling Single in 1998. On the strength of it the band went in to make their self-titled debut album, and cut both songs again for it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Second Solution / Prisoner of Society on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prisoner of Society | 25 | #15 | – | 1997–2025 | |
| 2 | Second Solution | 1 | #15 | – | 1998 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.